Financial investigation (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
means test
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">financial investigation</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for means test that I've seen before include "Check to see if one qualifies for assistance" , "it may lead to a benefit" , "form of qualification" , "Check on financial status" , "resources check" .)